Discount Variety Retail Chain B&M, Britain’s largest variety discounter with 799 UK stores, has long been a masterclass in discount retailing. Built from a small northern chain into a national powerhouse by Simon Arora and his brothers, the retailer delivered consistent profitability, until recently. In the year to March 2026, B&M’s sales climbed from £5.57bn to £5.78bn, yet pre-tax profit halved, dropping from £431m to £227m. The same £204m gap, moving in opposite directions

Narrow aisles, fewer shelves, and plenty of house-brand items: this Loblaw store feels cosier but still offers enough variety for a grocery run. Loblaw’s Danish chief executive, Per Bank, brought a little bit of Europe with him three years ago when he moved here to run the country’s largest grocery chain. “Small discount stores ... I would probably say that’s some of the things I brought to Canada,” Bank said, sitting in the backroom of a small-scale Toronto No Frills on a br

Discount Retail Chain Bara added 112 net stores between July and September, reached 898 establishments and increased its same-store sales by 10.3%. Tiendas Bara increased its total revenues by 44.1% during the third quarter of 2026 (July-September), compared to the same period in 2025, according to FEMSA's earnings report. The discount chain also recorded an average growth of 10.3% in same-store sales. José Antonio Fernández Garza-Lagüera, CEO of FEMSA, noted that the company

Discount Retail Chain A101's retail media structuring MEDYA101 opens in-store and out-of-store touchpoints to brands' communication, offering shoppers the opportunity to reach them close to their purchasing decision. Supporting the access power provided by 5.5 million daily store visits with 18,000 front-of-checkout screens, MEDYA101 aims to increase the number of external screens from over 1,500 to 3,000 by the end of the year. With the addition of 500 new digital screens to

Discount Retail Chain Neto , Tiendas Neto plans to add 42 new points of sale in the state and complete an investment of 1,000 million pesos by 2027, after inaugurating its new Distribution Center (Cedis) in Kanasín, Yucatán. This was stated by Alberto Velasco Flores, national manager of Management and Compliance of the discount store chain, after recalling that it currently has 62 stores located in 25 municipalities of the entity. "The projection is to open 42 additional stor

At the 2026 Global Consumer & Retail Conference in Manhattan on October 8, DRC and Santander discussed how discount grocers are reshaping food retail worldwide, and why investors are paying attention. The deal flow is clear. This year, Aldi Süd took a minority stake in Philippine hard discounter Dali, which has grown to more than 1,300 stores since 2020. In 2024, Mexico’s Tiendas 3B raised close to $600 million in its NYSE listing. Strategic investors and public markets are n

The Egyptian grocery retail market is experiencing a profound transformation. As macro-economic pressures alter consumer behavior and squeeze household budgets across North Africa, established retail paradigms are tested to their limits. However, within these extreme headwinds lies an unprecedented strategic window for forward-thinking operators to capture market share, redefine operational efficiency, and prepare for multi-country regional expansion across North Africa and t

Discount Retail Chain Aldi is causing every major retail giant in China to lose sleep. Aldi doesn’t offer paid memberships, doesn’t run flashy ads, and refrains from making a big splash on the internet. How does it succeed? A bottle of milk for 7.2 yuan, and a fresh-baked pastry for 1.9 yuan. Right in tier-1 cities, it delivers everyday products at genuinely affordable prices. Recently, it went viral—not only because it sells grocery staples at bargain prices, but also becaus

Discount Retail Chain Aldi shows prices on the shelves that are almost unbelievably cheap. Toothpaste is 5.9 yuan, a 100ml cleanser is 9.9 yuan, a pack of sanitary pads is 3.9 yuan, a large tub of yogurt is just over 10 yuan, and a butter croissant is a little over 3 yuan each. Someone holding a shopping basket picks up items while remarking, "This is way too cheap," before turning around to post on social media: This place is simply a "poor-guy paradise." Aldi has in the rec

Across global markets—and with striking velocity in China—a structural shift is underway in commercial real estate: shopping malls are aggressively evicting legacy hypermarket anchors and replacing them with hard discounters and high-velocity value formats. The map is being redrawn. Legacy hypermarkets like Yonghui, Sun Art Retail (RT-Mart), and Walmart are scaling back or exiting prime basement locations, while hard discount formats — led by international heavyweights like A

Discount Retail Chain Meituan's Happy Monkey has officially crossed the 100-store milestone, opening 8 stores in two days, with its 100th store located in Zhongshan. Maintaining a steady pace of 7 to 8 new stores per month, it has emerged as a dark horse in the hard discount sector. 8 Stores Opened in 2 Days Happy Monkey’s 100th Store Lands in Zhongshan, on September 30, the Guzhen World Trade Plaza store of Meituan Happy Monkey Supermarket officially opened. This is among th

Discount Variety Retail Chain Dollar General`s CEO Todd Vasos says that a six-figure annual salary used to be a milestone for career success and financial security, but it isn’t what it used to be. The era of elevated inflation that began during the COVID pandemic has eroded the value of $100,000 to the point that Americans earning that much are hunting for bargains like everyone else. Walmart has previously noted that more affluent customers are shopping at the discount chai

Discount Variety Retail Chain Action is opening its first store in Slovenia today in the city of Velenje. Slovenia is the sixteenth country in which Action operates. From today, residents of Velenje and other visitors can enjoy the Action formula: 6,000 good-quality and increasingly sustainable products in 14 categories (ranging from Laundry & Cleaning and Personal Care to Toys & Entertainment, Do-It-Yourself or Garden & Outdoor) at the lowest price. Action introduces 150 new

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Global CEO Kenneth McGrath recently made his first strategic trip to China, meeting with Wumart Group (Wumei) to explore opportunities in retail innovation. When contacted by DRC China for verification, Wumei stated that this was merely an industry exchange visit and that there are currently no formal cooperation or operational plans in place. With competition in China's hard discount sector heating up, is Lidl’s visit at this precise moment a simpl

Discount Retail Chain Lidl Hungary has opened its largest logistics centre to date, in Kiskunfélegyháza, following an investment of nearly HUF 60 billion (€165 million). Constructed over two years, the 83,000-square-metre facility expands the retailer’s workforce to 10,500 by creating more than 400 regional jobs, with plans to hire an additional 50 staff members in the near future. The complex – large enough to house 36 standard Lidl stores – will streamline the supply chain

On July 18–19, 2026, Discount Retail Consulting GmbH (DRC), in strategic partnership with Rayland Partners (睿远联合) and Retail World Media, hosted an exclusive, closed-door International Retail CEO Workshop (国际零售CEO闭门研习会) at the C Central Hotel in Futian, Shenzhen. Designed for C-suite decision-makers, retail owners, category heads, and FMCG brand leaders, the intensive two-day masterclass delivered an operational blueprint on Hard Discount Retail Operations and Private Label P

Discount Retail Chain Aldi has successfully used this dupe or “lookalike” strategy for decades. It’s a familiar experience for many Australians. Shopping at discount supermarket chain Aldi, you see an off-brand product that looks similar to a major brand’s product you know and love. You decide to buy it, because not only does it look familiar, it also costs much less than you would pay elsewhere. Aldi has successfully used this dupe or “lookalike” strategy for decades. Howeve

Discount Retail Chain Lidl`s CEO Kenneth McGrath, global CEO of Lidl, visited last week China for the first time. Lidl a leading global discount supermarket brand and ALDI's fellow "German twin" competitor. Clearly, this inaugural visit indicates Lidl's current interest, or at least curiosity, regarding the Chinese market, especially following ALDI's success there. One of the public stops on McGrath's itinerary was a visit to Wumart Group. Wumart's main connection to Lidl lie